Cards Travel to Eastern Kentucky for Tuesday Matchup
March 20, 2023 | Softball
Louisville softball will take a break from ACC play with a midweek game at EKU Tuesday at 6 p.m.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville softball team will travel to Richmond, Ky. to face Eastern Kentucky Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Gertrude Hood Field.
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Louisville vs. EKU
Dates: March 21, 2023
Venue: Gertrude Hood Field
Coverage: Live Scoring | ESPN | Game Notes
Social Media: Fans can follow Louisville Softball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at Louisville SB
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QUICK HITS
• UofL brings an 18-9 overall record into the week following a three-game Atlantic Coast Conference series sweep of Pitt last weekend.
• In 27 games, the Cardinals have produced eight shutouts and six eight-run rule victories.
• Louisville is batting .310 as a team with five players hitting above with .300 two players batting over .400.
• Sarah Gordon leads the team with a .444 batting average and nine doubles and stands second with 20 runs scored.
• Gordon is on an eight-game hitting streak and reached base safely via a walk or hit in the last 14 games.
• Korbe Otis recently snapped a 15-game hitting streak in game two of the Pitt series- she was one shy of the school record. Otis has reached base safely via a hit or walk in the last 20 games. Overall, the sophomore centerfielder has reached base via a hit or walk in 25 of Louisville's 27 games. She is also a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen bases.
• Taylor Roby leads the team with nine home runs and owns the school's career mark with 50. In the 8-0 win against Bradley, she hit a two-run homer two extend her career home run total to 43, taking sole possession of Louisville's all-time home run record. The previous mark of 42 was set by Courtney Moore who played for the Cardinals from 2004-07.
• Roby (5-3) also leads the Cardinals' pitching staff with a 2.02 ERA
• Alyssa Zabala (9-3) carries a 2.55 ERA with 56 strikeouts in 57.2 innings of work. The freshman was named to the NFCA Leadoff All-Tournament team after an impressive collegiate debut.
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THE HOLLY APRILE ERA
Head coach Holly Aprile is entering her fifth season as UofL's head coach. During her time at the helm – which includes the COVID-19 impacted 2020 season, Aprile guided the Cardinals to 112 wins and an NCAA regional final appearance in 2019.
• Prior to her arrival at Louisville, Aprile, the 2018 ACC Coach of the Year spent 10 seasons (2009-18) as Pittsburgh's head coach and five years (2004-08) as an assistant. In 2018, she earned ACC Coach of the Year honors after leading the Panthers to the 2018 ACC Coastal Division title and a runner-up finish in the ACC tournament.
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CARDS AGAINST THE OPPONENTS
EKU
Series Record: Louisville leads 7-4
Last Meeting: March 12, 2016 - Louisville won 6-1 at Ulmer Stadium.
Scouting the Colonels: Eastern Kentucky brings a 15-11 overall record into Tuesday's game. Last weekend, the Colonels were swept by Liberty in their ASUN opening series in Richmond.
• Vianna Barron leads the team with a .371 batting average and 27 runs scored. Lou Bowers has belted out a team-best six home runs with 25 RBIs.
• Lauren Narvaez (8-6) has shouldered the bulk of the pitching duties and carries a 3.93 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 92.2 innings of work.
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UP NEXT
Louisville will return to Ulmer Stadium for a three-game ACC series against NC State starting on Friday at 5 p.m.
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LAST UP
The Cardinals swept its ACC home-opening series against Pitt winning 12-2, 5-4 and 9-6 to improve to 18-9 on the season and 4-2 in conference play.
Notes from the Pitt Series
• Freshman Sarah Gordon led the Cardinals at the plate with a .667 average (6-for-9), scoring five runs and driving in seven.
• Taylor Roby powered three home runs in the Pitt series, extending her season total to nine and her school-record career tally to 50.
• Alyssa Zabala earned all three wins in Louisville's series sweep of Pitt this weekend. The freshman posted a 0.95 ERA with five strikeouts and scattering six hits in 7.1 innings
• Korbe Otis snapped a 15-game hitting streak in game two of the series, but still carries a 20-game streak of reaching base via a hit or walk.Â
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GAME DAY INFORMATION
Louisville vs. EKU
Dates: March 21, 2023
Venue: Gertrude Hood Field
Coverage: Live Scoring | ESPN | Game Notes
Social Media: Fans can follow Louisville Softball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at Louisville SB
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QUICK HITS
• UofL brings an 18-9 overall record into the week following a three-game Atlantic Coast Conference series sweep of Pitt last weekend.
• In 27 games, the Cardinals have produced eight shutouts and six eight-run rule victories.
• Louisville is batting .310 as a team with five players hitting above with .300 two players batting over .400.
• Sarah Gordon leads the team with a .444 batting average and nine doubles and stands second with 20 runs scored.
• Gordon is on an eight-game hitting streak and reached base safely via a walk or hit in the last 14 games.
• Korbe Otis recently snapped a 15-game hitting streak in game two of the Pitt series- she was one shy of the school record. Otis has reached base safely via a hit or walk in the last 20 games. Overall, the sophomore centerfielder has reached base via a hit or walk in 25 of Louisville's 27 games. She is also a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen bases.
• Taylor Roby leads the team with nine home runs and owns the school's career mark with 50. In the 8-0 win against Bradley, she hit a two-run homer two extend her career home run total to 43, taking sole possession of Louisville's all-time home run record. The previous mark of 42 was set by Courtney Moore who played for the Cardinals from 2004-07.
• Roby (5-3) also leads the Cardinals' pitching staff with a 2.02 ERA
• Alyssa Zabala (9-3) carries a 2.55 ERA with 56 strikeouts in 57.2 innings of work. The freshman was named to the NFCA Leadoff All-Tournament team after an impressive collegiate debut.
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THE HOLLY APRILE ERA
Head coach Holly Aprile is entering her fifth season as UofL's head coach. During her time at the helm – which includes the COVID-19 impacted 2020 season, Aprile guided the Cardinals to 112 wins and an NCAA regional final appearance in 2019.
• Prior to her arrival at Louisville, Aprile, the 2018 ACC Coach of the Year spent 10 seasons (2009-18) as Pittsburgh's head coach and five years (2004-08) as an assistant. In 2018, she earned ACC Coach of the Year honors after leading the Panthers to the 2018 ACC Coastal Division title and a runner-up finish in the ACC tournament.
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CARDS AGAINST THE OPPONENTS
EKU
Series Record: Louisville leads 7-4
Last Meeting: March 12, 2016 - Louisville won 6-1 at Ulmer Stadium.
Scouting the Colonels: Eastern Kentucky brings a 15-11 overall record into Tuesday's game. Last weekend, the Colonels were swept by Liberty in their ASUN opening series in Richmond.
• Vianna Barron leads the team with a .371 batting average and 27 runs scored. Lou Bowers has belted out a team-best six home runs with 25 RBIs.
• Lauren Narvaez (8-6) has shouldered the bulk of the pitching duties and carries a 3.93 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 92.2 innings of work.
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UP NEXT
Louisville will return to Ulmer Stadium for a three-game ACC series against NC State starting on Friday at 5 p.m.
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LAST UP
The Cardinals swept its ACC home-opening series against Pitt winning 12-2, 5-4 and 9-6 to improve to 18-9 on the season and 4-2 in conference play.
Notes from the Pitt Series
• Freshman Sarah Gordon led the Cardinals at the plate with a .667 average (6-for-9), scoring five runs and driving in seven.
• Taylor Roby powered three home runs in the Pitt series, extending her season total to nine and her school-record career tally to 50.
• Alyssa Zabala earned all three wins in Louisville's series sweep of Pitt this weekend. The freshman posted a 0.95 ERA with five strikeouts and scattering six hits in 7.1 innings
• Korbe Otis snapped a 15-game hitting streak in game two of the series, but still carries a 20-game streak of reaching base via a hit or walk.Â
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